Oksana Howard

Oksana is a highly experienced corporate lawyer who advises both domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate matters. She has extensive experience in cross-border M&A transactions and frequently acts for overseas companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Oksana has a diverse client base and her practice spans a variety of sectors.

Known for her pragmatic and commercially focused approach, Oksana invests time in understanding each client’s business and objectives. She is committed to delivering practical, tailored solutions that address the specific challenges her clients face.

Oksana’s dedication to providing a high level of service and attention to every matter has earned her longstanding relationships with clients who regard her as a trusted adviser and a valued extension of their team.

As per her client’s testimonial:

“Oksana Howard is outstanding. She is always proactive and consistently seeks solutions to facilitate the deal. Her expertise and dedication are evident in every interaction. Oksana’s ability to navigate complex situations with ease and her unwavering commitment to client satisfaction make her an invaluable asset. I highly recommend her services.”

Oksana has been recognised by the leading legal directory The Legal 500 as a Leading Partner, acknowledging her expertise as a top-tier corporate lawyer.

With her international background and extensive international professional network, Oksana has built strong relationships with overseas lawyers and other professionals across the globe. This enables her to offer clients seamless access to trusted advisors in multiple jurisdictions, ensuring comprehensive support for their diverse legal and commercial needs.

How Oksana can help you

Oksana provides advice on a broad range of corporate law and transactional matters, including:

• M&A transactions (both domestic and cross-border)
• Company (and asset) sales and purchases
• MBOs and MBIs
• Group restructurings, reorganisations
• Demergers
• Joint ventures
• Private equity transactions and investments
• Shareholder Agreements and Partnership Agreements
• Corporate transactions involving Employee Ownership Trusts
• Company formations and corporate governance
• General corporate advisory work

Experience

• Advising an overseas investment fund on a purchase of a UK company, as part of a c. €70 million acquisition of a group operating across Europe
• Acting for one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heating and cooling solutions – a public listed company with multiple subsidiaries worldwide, in a multi-million pound acquisition of a company based in the UK
• Advising a UK Football Club on corporate restructuring of their international group, working with overseas lawyers in other jurisdictions
• Acting on £15 million share and asset sale of related hotel groups and their subsidiaries to a UK buyer
• Assisting a major US-based private equity investor with the acquisition of a minority stake in an English Football Club
• Advising a leading supplier in automobile industry originating from India on a multi-million acquisition of a UK company
• Acting for a renewable energy company on various solar projects in the UK
• Acting for a representative of a management team in an MBO of a UK target company
• Acting for a market-leading technology solutions and IT managed services company on an acquisition of shares
• Advising a large insurance company from the US in relation to a private placement – liaising with foreign lawyers in other jurisdictions with regards to potential restrictions on private placements
• Advising a debt recovery firm which operates in the UK and Australia in relation to a complex employee buy-in reorganisation scheme